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January 14, 2026

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My dad was an alien

Before becoming a full time farmer my dad tried a variety of jobs. He was born in Greermount, Que. (a mountainous region nine miles north

How to survive all the sicknesses

by Shelley Heaphy With a child’s first year in daycare or school there can be a lot of unwanted sickness. When our eldest started school

Vinton DIANE BOISVERT 819-921-5296

Doug Hodgins asked me to send out a couple of belated birthday wishes to Lois Dumouchel and Cassidy Tubman who both celebrated their birthday on

Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

I sure hope everyone survived last weeks cold snap. They are forecasting quite a bit of snow for this coming week. This is our typical

Be safe

Every year when the cold week in January arrives with -20 something temperatures we question this global warming thing. However, it’s the same scientists that

The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 26, 1994 25 Years Ago No Stars shine in Shawville: The Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association was the real

My dad was an alien

Before becoming a full time farmer my dad tried a variety of jobs. He was born in Greermount, Que. (a mountainous region nine miles north of Shawville) the fourth child in a family of ten. He helped on the little

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How to survive all the sicknesses

by Shelley Heaphy With a child’s first year in daycare or school there can be a lot of unwanted sickness. When our eldest started school (the same can be said for a child’s first year of daycare) we experienced at

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Vinton DIANE BOISVERT 819-921-5296

Doug Hodgins asked me to send out a couple of belated birthday wishes to Lois Dumouchel and Cassidy Tubman who both celebrated their birthday on Jan. 29. I would also like to wish happy birthday to Tyler Morin on Jan.

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Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

I sure hope everyone survived last weeks cold snap. They are forecasting quite a bit of snow for this coming week. This is our typical Canadian winter. A few of Waltham’s residents have gone down south to escape this cold

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Be safe

Every year when the cold week in January arrives with -20 something temperatures we question this global warming thing. However, it’s the same scientists that tell us that the “extreme weather” with floods, wild fires, a diminishing polar ice cap,

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The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 26, 1994 25 Years Ago No Stars shine in Shawville: The Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association was the real winner of Saturday night’s game against the CJOH No Stars. Although the final score had

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